Trump has named Hung Cao, who was the Republican nominee for the Senate in Virginia last year, to be undersecretary of the Navy, he announced tonight.
“Hung is the embodiment of the American Dream. As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“With Hung’s experience both in combat, and in the Pentagon, he will get the job done,” he added.
Cao, a retired Navy captain, sought to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., last year but lost. He ran against Rep. Jennifer Wexton in 2022 but lost that race in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.